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. 2015 May 12;10(5):e0126187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126187

Table 1. Socio-demographic and others characteristics among mosquito collectors and non-collectors in Dielmo (n = 3,812) using a random-effect logistic regression.

Characteristics Non-collectors (%) Collectors (%) OR (95% CI) P-value
No. person-trimester under survey (100%) 2,440 1,372
Malaria attacks
No 2,286 (93.7) 1,286 (93.7) 1
Yes (at least one) 154 (6.3) 86 (6.3) 1.09 (0.75–1.58) 0.66
Number of malaria attacks
0 2,286(93.7) 1,286 (93.7) 1
1 134 (5.5) 84 (6.1) 1.16 (0.79–1.70) 0.45
2 and more 20 (0.8) 2 (0.2) 0.29 (0.04–1.90) 0.20
Asymptomatic malaria infections
Without 1,959 (80) 1,086 (79) 1
With 481 (20) 286 (21) 1.004 (0.81–1.25) 0.97
Number of episodes of non-malaria fever
0 1,959 (80) 1,027 (75) 1
1 401 (16) 268 (20) 1.25 (0.99–1.56) 0.06
2 62 (3) 61 (4) 2.1 (1.32–3.35) <0.01
3 or more 18 (1) 16 (1) 1.65 (0.71–3.81) 0.24
Socio-demographic characteristics
Age group
15–29 years old 953 (30) 662 (48) 1
30–44 years old 630 (26) 372 (27) 0.38 (0.27–0.52) <0.01
45 years old and over 857 (35) 338 (25) 0.14 (0.09–0.21) <0.01
Born at Dielmo
No 566 (23) 171 (13) 1
Yes 1,815 (74) 1,201 (88) 3.94 (1.89–8.23) <0.01
Biological characteristics
HB type
AA 2,136 (88) 1,194 (87) 1
AS 240 (10) 161 (12) 0.93 (0.33–2.68) 0.90
AC 39 (2) 15 (1) 0.77 (0.04–15.68) 0.87
ABO Group
O 817 (33) 456 (33) 1
A 835 (34) 481 (35) 0.98 (0.43–2.23) 0.95
B 644 (26) 384 (28) 1.53 (0.65–3.61) 0.33
AB 93 (4) 38 (3) 1.39 (0.28–6.97) 0.69
Others characteristics
Treatment period
Quinimax 736 (30) 368 (27) 1
Chloroquine 543 (22) 463 (34) 2.84 (2.17–3.73) <0.01
AQ+SP/ACT 522 (21) 198 (14) 0.41 (0.30–0.55) <0.01
ACT+LLINs 639 (26) 343 (25) 0.66 (0.49–0.87) <0.01
Quarter of the year
First quarter of the year 566 (23) 275 (20) 1
Second quarter of the year 619 (25) 329 (24) 1.2 (0.94–1.54) 0.15
Third quarter of the year 652 (27) 388 (28) 1.34 (1.04–1.71) 0.02
Fourth quarter of the year 603 (25) 380 (28) 1.39 (1.08–1.77) 0.01

OR: Odds ratio.